The analog to digital television transition was to occur on all stations this coming Tuesday. Last week, however, the Senate and House passed approved the DTV Delay Act which sets the mandatory switch date to June 12. The change is creating a lot of confusion because some TV stations (.pdf) are going ahead with their transitions this coming Tuesday anyway. The transition is not easy for some stations as they will have to broadcast their new digital signals with new equipment that cannot be used until the transition occurs.

As a general rule, affiliates of the three major networks are waiting to transition on June 12, and our three are no exception. Three other local stations, however, will go ahead with the transtion; WRDC (MyTV), WLFL (CW), and WRAY.

Of course, if you haven’t seen the video of the old lady fumbling with her converter box, it is a must see!